Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 595 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color |
Contents |
The importance, diversity and conservation of insects -- External anatomy -- Internal anatomy and physiology -- Sensory systems and behaviour -- Reproduction -- Insect development and life histories -- Insect systematics : phylogeny and classification -- Insect evolution and biogeography -- Ground-dwelling insects -- Aquatic insects -- Insects and plants -- Insect societies -- Insect predation and parasitism -- Insect defence -- Medical and veterinary entomology -- Pest management -- Insects in a changing world -- Methods in entomology : collecting, preservation, curation and identification -- Taxoboxes |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on print version record |
Subject |
Insects
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Entomology
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Cranston, P. S., author
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ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9781118846254 (electronic bk.) |
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1118846257 (electronic bk.) |
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